Chess Puzzle #3xSHo — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1307 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/f1; bishops b3/h4; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight d4; pawns a6/b5/d7/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd2 — queen a5→d2, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc7# — knight d5→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/1b1p1pp1/p6p/qp1Np3/3nP2B/1B6/PP1Q1PPP/3R1RK1 b kq - 2 17

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